Importing component library

Schematic
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I have a component library which I got as part of a project. When I copy the .lib file into my project directory, and add the library search path, I still do not see the library in my library browser. I have tried restarting Kicad.

I’m using the following version:

Application: kicad
Version: (2015-01-16 BZR 5376)-product Release build
wxWidgets: Version 3.0.0 (debug,wchar_t,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.8.2,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Boost version: 1.54.0
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_WEBKIT=OFF

Thanks!

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Did you add the library in the “Set Active Libraries” in the schematic editor? You add the path in the windows at the bottom which it sounds like you have done already but (and this caught me) you have to then add the library in the top of that window for it to show up.

Hope that helps.

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Exactly what I needed. Thanks!

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But what is the sense of the “User defined search path” and the “Current search path list”?